NASA CHICKEN CANON

NASA ENGINEERS BUILD A CANNON THAT

LAUNCHES DEAD CHICKENS AT THE WINDSHIELDS

OF AIRPLANES, MILITARY JETS AND SUCH TO TEST

THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELDS AGAINST

COLLISIONS WITH AIRBORNE FOWL.

BRITISH ENGINEERS ARE EAGER TO TEST IT

ON THE WINDSHIELDS OF THEIR NEW HIGH-SPEED TRAINS.

ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE, AND A CANNON IS SENT

TO THE BRITISH ENGINEERS.

WHEN THE CANNON GOES OFF, THE ENGINEERS STAND

SHOCKED AS THE CHICKEN CRASHES INTO THE

SHATTERPROOF SHIELD, SMASHES IT TO SMITHEREENS,

BLASTS THROUGH THE CONTROL CONSOLE,

SNAPS THE PILOT'S BACKREST IN TWO,

AND EMBEDS ITSELF IN THE BACK WALL OF THE CABIN.

THE HORRIFIED BRITS SEND THE AMERICANS A REPORT OF

THE DISASTROUS RESULTS, ALONG WITH AN URGENT

REQUEST FOR SUGGESTS ON IMPROVING

THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN.

THE AMERICAN ENGINEERS RESPOND WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO:

"THAW THE CHICKEN."